UO wrestlers sue to save team

EUGENE -- University of Oregon wrestlers have gone to court to prevent the school from dropping the sport to make room for a baseball team.

The suit filed Friday in Marion County Circuit Court in Salem claims the plan to eliminate wrestling would violate state law and the Oregon Constitution.

The complaint says the university was mistaken when it decided that federal requirements for gender equality in sports meant that it would have to drop wrestling if it wanted to add baseball, which is returning to the school after a 28-year absence.

The wrestlers are seeking a preliminary injunction to keep the team in place until hearings can be held.
-- The Associated Press